Alzheimer’s Causes

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in older people.

Likely causes are believed to be:

• Beta amyloid plaque
• Acetylcholine deficiency

It is possible to increase the amount of acetylcholine by inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which breaks down the neurotransmitter.

Dementia medication that decreases the breakdown of the neurotransmitter can help to delay the progress of Alzheimer’s disease.

Remedy for Dementia

The Icelandic Angelica archangelica contains many compounds which have a similar, although weaker, effect on neurotransmitter levels as medication for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Herbal dietary supplement SagaMemo is produced from Icelandic Angelica archangelica and Icelandic wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum). It is used to prevent memory loss by slowing the decrease in neurotransmitter levels.

Vascular Dementia Prevention

Other compounds in SagaMemo increase blood flow to the brain. This is helpful against vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.

Consult your doctor before you or someone close to you starts taking dietary supplements to prevent dementia.
Our natural remedies might help, but alternative medicine does not replace regular treatment.

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References:
Can herbs provide a new generation of drugs for treating Alzheimer’s disease? Thimmappa S. Anekonda and P. Hemachandra Reddy. Brain Research Rev. 2005; 50: 361-376.

Acetylcholinesterase interaction with Alzheimer amyloid beta. Inestrosa N.C., Sagal J.P., Colombres M. Subcell. Biochem. 2005; 38: 299-317.

Coumarins isolated from Angelica gigas inhibit acetylcholinesterase: structure-activity relationship. Kang S.Y., Lee K.Y., Sung S.H., Park M.J., Kim Y.C. J. Nat. Prod. 2001; 64: 683-685.